llevarsevsllevasConfusable pair

Which to use

“llevarse” and “llevas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,199
“llevarse” frequency rank
#4,622
“llevas” frequency rank
10821
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llevarse llevas
Definition Tomar algo consigo. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes llevarse and llevas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
llevarse
6 ch
llevas

Visual trap between llevarse and llevas

A purely visual mix-up. llevarse ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾse]) and llevas ([ˈʝeβ̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llevarse is recorded at frequency rank #6,199, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aɾse]. llevas is at rank #4,622, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞as].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 10821, this pair ranks #297,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of llevarse vs llevas

Shared letters: aelsv. Private to "llevarse": r. Private to "llevas": -.

"llevarse" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV  ·  "llevas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevarselelvarse · levarse · lleavrse · llebarse · llevarce · llevares · llevarrse · llevarsse
  • llevaslelvas · lleavs · llebas · llevass · llevsa · llevvas · llveas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "llevarse" for "llevas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾse] versus [ˈʝeβ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "llevarse" vs "llevas" - which ranks higher?
"llevas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,622 in our Spanish list, against #6,199 for "llevarse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "llevarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #297,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llevarse" and "llevas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevarás vs llevarse". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #297,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list